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ANALYSIS: EU market players warn strong price control measures could crash confidence in ETS

Published 20:57 on February 18, 2026 / Last updated at 20:57 on February 18, 2026 / , , , and / EMEA (Compliance Markets & Taxes, Europe), Insights (Analysis), International (CBAM & Tariffs), Net Zero Transition (Industrial Decarbonisation, Power/Electrification)

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European carbon market participants have raised concern that heavy changes to the EU ETS to reduce costs for industry, such as establishing a price corridor or cap, could create a crisis of confidence in the mechanism and even threaten the bloc's climate goals.
European carbon market participants have raised concern that heavy changes to the EU ETS to reduce costs for industry, such as establishing a price corridor or cap, could create a crisis of confidence in the mechanism and even threaten the bloc's climate goals.


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